A RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THE VIRGINIA
GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO INCLUDE FUNDING IN THE STATE BUDGET TO SUPPORT THE
HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF MONROE PARK

WHEREAS, the General Assembly has
designated Monroe Park as the official Gold Mining Interpretive Site for
the Commonwealth of Virginia; and

WHEREAS, Fauquier County has
acknowledged the value of Monroe Park as both a community recreational
asset and an economic development asset for its tourism value; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors has
committed $1,900,000 toward the further development of Monroe Park; now,
therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Fauquier County Board of
Supervisors this 20th day of January 2004, That the Board of Supervisors
2004 Legislative Proposals be, and are hereby, amended to include a
request from the General Assembly for $250,000 to help assure that
adequate funding be available for the development of Monroe Park.